Overturning the Liangshan of the Water Margin, I am the master

() Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there are people who do business, and of course there are people who do robbery.

The ancient industry of piracy has existed for a long time, not because the Song and Qing Dynasties were ignorant, but because after the Northern Song Dynasty's economy moved south to the Yangtze River Basin, Dengzhou, a former trading port, has gradually become abandoned, and its location is close to Laizhou Bay. Goryeo still goes to Japan without going through Laizhou Bay.

Without oil and water, who would rob here?And Song Qing has been busy with other things, so he didn't know about the pirates until today.

According to Cui Yongqian's theory, it seems understandable for him to ask the Dengzhou Yamen for help when he had an accident in the waters of Dengzhou, but it seems impossible for Song and Qing to send troops to exterminate the pirates now.

Cui Yongqian didn't know anything about the relationship between Song Qing and the Song court. It was true that he came to the Dengzhou government for help, but he didn't know that this place was no longer the land of the Song Dynasty, and he also didn't expect to meet Ma Tao here. .

Ma Tao and Cui Yongqian were originally in a business relationship, but the relationship was really good, so he was brought to see Song Qing, but he also did not mention to Cui Yongqian that Dengzhou had changed owners.

The Great Song court may not be considered anything in the eyes of countries like Jin and Liao, but among the small countries like Goryeo, they are still the kingdoms of the heavens, so they are justified in asking for help.

But a businessman is a businessman after all, seeing Song Qing's expression in a trance, as if he was planning something, Cui Yongqian couldn't help thinking wrongly, thinking that Song Qing wanted to ask for a bribe.

Following Ma Tao's example, he cupped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured. If you can save the goods that were robbed, I will definitely thank you sir."

Although he is Korean, he can speak Chinese very well.

How could Song Qing ask him for a bribe?Just wondering what the greater good could be gained from this.And what he said just now also reminded Song Qing.

A good army cannot be trained on paper, it must go through actual combat in order to continuously improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

So, can fighting pirates be regarded as a military training?There is also the ocean trade in Dengzhou. If a group of businessmen can be driven by this Korean, I believe that it may not be impossible to make this place the second Jiangnan in the near future.

He smiled and said: "The manager has just arrived here, and some things are not clear. In this case, you go down and rest first, and I will discuss with the generals before I give you an answer."

As Song Qing said, he looked at Ma Tao meaningfully.

Ma Tao immediately understood what Song Qing was thinking, and nodded subtly.

Pulled Cui Yonggan and said: "Okay Brother Cui, since the manager already knows about this matter, I will definitely explain it to you. You are also tired, so follow me to rest first!" .

Although Cui Yongqian did not understand the meaning in Ma Tao's eyes, he still followed Ma Tao after saying goodbye to Song Qing.

Song Qing immediately ordered people to call Gongsun Sheng, Zhu Wu, the Ruan brothers, Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng, Meng Kang and others.

Gongsun Sheng and Zhu Wu were better. After all, neither of them was at the front line. After arriving in Dengzhou, they have been busy assisting Song and Qing in managing internal affairs.

The Ruan family brothers and others are different, they are not born to be quiet, since there is no battle to fight now, they will train every day.It was also this period of hard training that made them gradually familiar with the operation of sea-going ships and the habits of sea water.

There are not many people in the navy now. Liangshan brought only more than 3000 people. Of the more than 3000 people, there are still more than 200 who dare not board the ship and can only stay in the logistics.

Although some young and strong fishermen were recruited nearby, the number of the navy is now only 500.

Before Song and Qing Dynasties, they had discussed with these navy generals and divided the future navy into two parts, with one part defending the coast from foreign aggression.One is dedicated to foreign wars, including combating pirates and even invading other countries' territories.

According to Song Qing's deployment, all water troops are training intensely.

After receiving the order summoned by Song Qing, the generals of the navy immediately handed over the training to their deputy, and rushed to Song Qing in the shortest possible time.

After everyone arrived, Song Qing briefly asked about the training situation before telling what happened to Cui Yongqian.

Fight pirates?

Several navy generals jumped up happily.They were originally water thieves, and now water thieves are against pirates, no wonder they are excited.

Gongsun Sheng and Zhu Wu also agreed with the method of substituting combat for training.

Gongsun Sheng pondered for a while and said: "The pirates are the same as we used to be in the water, and they can't do without the land, and maybe they evolved from some fishermen, so I guess they have families on the land. Lao Zhu, this matter is up to you." You go and do it, this is our first naval battle, we must know ourselves and the enemy."

Zhu Wu also thought of this, nodded and said: "I'll start this matter now"

This is the advantage of the military division, which can perfect the incomplete things that the coach thinks about.

Song Qing nodded, and said to the Ruan family brothers and other navy generals: "Through Cui Yongqian's incident, I have been inspired a lot. When you are at sea in the future, you can also invite the passing merchant ships to Dengzhou to trade. Sometimes they may complain, but it will be fine slowly.”

The Ruan family brothers and the others couldn't help but smile at each other. How is this different from what they did in Liangshan?It's easier to do it when you're old enough to do it.

Zhu Wu interjected: "Just hijacking them here is not a long-term solution. We also need to open up the connection with Jiangnan, so as to facilitate the circulation of goods. Recently, our surroundings seem to be not very stable. The imperial court is in Teng County, Xuzhou, Huaiyang Xiapi, Huainan Huairen and other places have begun to recruit troops. From the positions of these places, it is not difficult to see that this is directed at us."

It can be said that Liangshan has not yet gained a firm foothold in these places it occupies, so it has always been very concerned about the court's movements.After Zhu Wu finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Song Qing.

Regarding this matter, Song Qing had already received a secret letter from the capital, and he already had an idea in his heart, but it was not perfect yet.Zhu Wu just proposed today that everyone can sit together and discuss it.

He ordered someone to call Lin Chong and other land generals over.

After the generals arrived, Song Qing ordered Zhu Wu to convey the received news to the generals again. Upon hearing the news, everyone's expressions became serious.

Song Qing was very satisfied with the reaction of the generals. When he was in Liangshan, how many of these people were not only brave and ruthless, but less brainy?But now he knows how to face up to himself and the enemy. It can be said that this is a leap-forward change.

He waved his hand and ordered someone to carry a special map.Song Qing has always attached great importance to the map. After several improvements, he can be said to have the most advanced and complete map at that time.

Pointing to the map, he said: "There are endless internal turmoil in the imperial court. Although they have always wanted to destroy us, they have always been powerless. What we have to do now is to consolidate these places we occupy, and we can't carry out large-scale battles, but if we let The imperial court has calmed down, and it is bound to carry out actions against us, so we cannot let the imperial court be stable, and it is not suitable for us to take the initiative."

After a pause, he suddenly smiled and said, "I have already secretly trusted Sun Erniang and Brother Zhang Qing to spread rumors in the capital, saying that if the imperial court persecutes us again, Liangshan will join forces with Fang La, Wang Qing, Tian Hu and others to rebel. In the area of ​​Liangshan, the soldiers are fighting hard, pretending to be ready to attack at any time, so as to confuse the court."

In fact, there is one thing Song Qing didn't say, that is, through the secret agents in the capital, he delivered a letter of his own to the old emperor.

Song Qing knew very well that the old emperor and his son were human beings, so they used both hard and soft words in the letter. Da Gai meant that if you are honest, I will be your loyal minister of the Song Dynasty and stand by your side.If you are always thinking about how to beat me, then I will join with other rebel kings to rebel against you.Anyway, Liang Shanshui Park is very close to the capital, if you don’t want to get up tomorrow morning and see Liangshan people on the streets of Bianliang, you’d better give me a break!

Lin Chong thought for a while and said: "The emperor may not dare to attack us openly, but if these places are allowed to recruit troops, it will pose a threat to us in the long run, and we have to guard against it!"

"Raising soldiers is inseparable from the support of money. This is what we will do next. I have already thought about it. Master Zhu and Brother Shi Qian will complete this task."

Song Qing didn't say what task, but Song Qing still explained that the generals on land must step up their training and must not relax in the slightest.

The generals suddenly took orders.Everyone knows that the war has only just begun, and if they think they are victorious now, they are not far from death.

The generals of the water army were even more excited. They were naturally belligerent, and they wished they could sail out to have a head-to-head battle with the pirates immediately.However, they also knew the importance of knowing themselves and the enemy, so after returning, they began to train these sailors who were about to become real navy more fiercely.

The generals had all left, but Song Qing was still standing by the map, looking at the map for a long time, but his gaze was always fixed on Qingzhou and Qizhou.

If these two states can be held in his hands, Dengzhou will have no worries, but as he himself said, it is not too much to stimulate the imperial court, lest the imperial court jump over the wall in a hurry.

In fact, all the situations in these two states have been grasped by Song Qing, and the only difference is that they have not sent troops to station there. The only difference now is the timing.

Early the next morning, Wanyan Baokang escorted Wanyan Keer away, even though Wanyan Keer lost his temper, he just ignored her.

Wanyan Baokang left, but left behind the people who were in contact with Song Qing.And Wanyan Baokang did not break his promise, the first batch of [-] war horses were brought in by sea boat the day after he left.

War horses are different from human beings, they cannot withstand the turbulence of the waves, so the war horses are locked in the cabin along the way.In this way, when we first disembarked, many horses died.

Seeing this situation, Song Qing had the heart to say no, as not many were brought in at one time, and it would take a long time to feed them before they could be distributed to the cavalry.

Before Song Qing could settle the account, Wanyan Baokang left and came back again. It turned out that Wanyan Ke'er was missing.Before disappearing, he also left a letter to Wanyan Baokang, asking Wanyan Baokang to pass it on to his father, Wu Qimai.

The general idea is that if you don't send [-] slaves to Song and Qing, you will never return to the Kingdom of Jin.